Valve



w. M. cHAcE July l, 1930.

VALVE 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Dec. 19, 1927 A TTORNE Y.

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'Patented July 1, 1930 CORPORATION OF `1V1`ICHIGAN WE@ fetes WILLIAMHM. eenen,A or'nnrn'oir, MICHIGAN; nijnnnnnrfn. ministeri, ARTHUR -coornnI ANDQHILMA is. armen, inxncnrons, or sein winnie-MM'. cimes; nrs- -y 1 cansan AssIeNoas To W. M. -cnecn'vniivn COMPANY, or DETROIT, .ivrrenrenmnfz y VJIAV A Application flied neeember 19,1922?,v serial 110,241,071.

This invention relates to valves and the objectiof theinvention is toprovide valve which may beopened against pressure withoutdifliculty. v y

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve which may be readilyclosed after it has been opened andA which will closek easily without pounding or causingwhat is 'known as water hammer. I

1u A further object of the invention isto provide a valveiwhichadmits water under pressure to both vsides of the lvalve as it 1s first opened so that the valve maybe further' opened very readily.-

' 15 Ay furtherobject of the Iinvention is Ato provide a valve of the character described ar'-A e ranged to admit water under pressure to bothv sides of the movablevalve body as thevalve is opened and-adapted during closing-to dis-v 0 charge the water from vbeneath the valve againstthe p ressure of .the inlet water which tends to close the valve(4 These' objects and the several novel yfea` tures of the invention are hereinafter more fully described and claimed and the preerredform of construction by which these objects are attained is shown inthe accompanyng,` drawings in which- F ig. 1 is a section through azvalve and housl ing embodying-` my invention and showing the valve in the `closed position. Fig. 2 is a section showing the valve as it begins to open. n I

Fig. 3 is a similar section showing the valve fully opened.

As shown in Fig. `1y an inletmember 1 is .provided having a transverse partition 2 dividing tlieinlet into an upper chamber 3 and alower chamber 4. The housing 5 for the Y 0 valve is scoured tothe member 1 and a plug- 6 is threaded thereinto and allows access to the valve. The valve comprises a valve seat" 7 threaded into the partition 8 which is coeXtensive with the partition 2 in the inletV r f v ,7. t" member 1. A resilient packing ringl 9 ispoT sitioned on the seat` and ya cap 10 is provided which seats on the resilient packing ring;

The valve member11 is'providedwithja vertical aperture 12 therethrough and arplug is threaded into thenpperend o1c the aperture 12 4and is provided with la smallaperture 14 opening jinto the, horizontal apertures 1,5.. The upper end 16 of the plug' 13 isiittedinto. a recess lpijovided inthe cap 12 and'is loose-.; ly heldtherein by a'memb'er. 18 threaded into the recess 17. Theupper surface oi. the endf lisrounded'as shownand this end engages.A

the cap 10 as the valve is raised. The aper- .ture 12 att-hefbottom opens into a chamber` 19 in the valve member 11.and the lower end. of thevalve member is in the shape of a.pis.. ton having a sliding fit in the cylindrical portion 2O of the housing providing' a dash pot. i' The valve member 11-atthe top isprovided:`

with a circular lflangeY 21Jiitting within the inletfopening'in the valvesea-t 7 and normally e closingv the openingfand this portion ofthe valve 1s providedrwith strengthening ribs 22.y

immediately beneath the -llange 21 which form guides for the upper end of the valve member. Two `teeth are Vformed infthe valve member 11 intermediate its ends and a tooth 24 engages `between the teeth This. tooth24 is formed integrally with a shaft 25 which isprovided with a handle 26 by which the valvemay be opened.

To open the Vvalve the handle 26 `is raised.` As the valve member 11 lirst begins its up?) ward movement it tends toy lift the capi 10 upwardlyv and -as this cap Ymay tilt fon ythe n rounded end 16 ofthe plug 13 one side of the cap lifts away from the packing ringj9 as shown in Fig. 2. This breaks the seal of the valveand allows the water to flow i119Y wardly in the direction vof the arrows shown in Fig. 2. The water flows between the ring 9 andthe member 18 and through `the aper tures 15 and 14; inthe member 13 toll-t-he aperture 12 andchamber 19Vv at the lower endo. the valve member with Water .under pres-v so balance part of the pressure on the valve.

It does not balance alll of itbecause it is desirable `to always havea certain pressure sure. This provides pressure on both sides g .ofV the valve sopthat the valve may bereadily i openedfurther tovany desired extent. Vheii j the valve "is in use the water remains in the y "eliamber19 and apertures 12, 14 andV 15 so p that When'the handle'26 is firstv lifted.A the pressuref'is 'instantly appliedto the water` .Y within the valve member so that the handle Y he Acontinued in 'its upward `movement x i0 and in `p`iaetie`e`the' handle`26'maybeswuiig f closed position to thel without -any`checl in iirioviiigwtok the ffullyf 'on h valve Vmoves :tromk 4the Eigf to 'thatgshown `in g.. u 1` movement thefla'nge 21 .f :movedfabove .itliefvalve seat7 allowing thev water,` to lowbeneaththe'flangeiQl as indicated-loyl thearrowsTshowii"iiiFigl 3. `It will benoted that vby raising thev valve memloer-11"l`ti`iA theposition "show'nqin Fig. 3 that' the chamb t thebottommofthe valve inem- `ber 11 is e larged this hamber is iilled s increased Y 4in size n by Y j'water flowingV rough the apertures 1 5a`nd 14 ntliemern-l the piston in the dash pot is made of smaller area than. the valve itself and though the pressure `per square Vinch* is the saine on the valveand inthe dash pot-,the greater area of thelvalve Causes it to overcome the `dash pot and soclose the valve( The areas are so proportioned that the valve may be openedf without vundue eortgNow as the readily,k the who movement. l By removing the lifting effortV from .the jhaiidle, fthe pressure on the valve overcomes that in the; dash pot and the valve lstarts to close'. 'However, the liquid in the dash pot is not `forced into` the discharge liquid as in former practice,q'biit into the inlet liquid which is'of the same pressureas that acting -ontlie valve, being the same liquid in `fact. e From this it will be seen that the dif- `ference in ,pressure on the valve and inthe dash pot'is proportional to` the diierenoev in their areas regardless ofthe inlet pressure. Furthermore it will be seen that these areas being of constants'ize, the hole'joiningthe dash pot` tothe inlet liquid is of constant size and'need. never be adjusted. This is 'a great improvement on formerlvalves as it assures a valvewhiohalwa pressure conditions.

^ Ther valvecontinues its downward movement until the resilient ring Sseats on lthe valve vseat 7 as shownin Fig. 2 at which time le foriiiinga continuous itiisdischarged.. ormerpractice, self-olosing valves have adapted to `be opened normallyfagains-t A pressuredoy"liftingavalve1 oil a seat t and ,then allowing `the valve tobe returned `jt lthe seat bygthegpressure, thus Closing the opening. Inorder. topreventfa sudden yclos-` I ing, causing asevere jar,L dashpots havebeen l biitted'to retard the closingvto` va relatively V- slow speedgf` These dash pots-have been connectedby a small adjustable hole to the dis-, charge side ofthe-valve so.` that dischargeliquidiwas sucked into .the dash potwhen the Y valve wasopened and wasfforced out aga-in Kintothe disoharg: lliquid when the Vvalve is.

At this timethe-Vwater under pressure between the eap l andflange 21withinithe i ri'ngrQmA may escape slowly between tlie'edge` ofl the flange 2l and the inner diameter of thevalve seat? tothe `low pressure side of the valve.. This also `provides an escape `tor the water under pressure in the dash potfat `jelosedq: e i -1 Q This: arrangem t` adtwo serious disad- Vantalgeg: First y Tired Lv-great manual the final phase of the closing of the valve as `@fft tol Open 'thejvalve against a heavy niet q this water is also discharged through the apd Pressure) and? second, the vhol@leading from {ei-tures vo nto the top of the flange 2,1; This y i i we dash'cpt had to 15e adjusted in Size for'v final phase inthe closing movement is slower differentV inlet pressures; that is,`tl'ie size hole than the, PIQVlOuS mfWemClt and 3S the @all -l Suitabie for reiaraingihe valve when closing 1.0 1s finally Urged t0 .lts Seat by 'the inlet pres ,un'd'eiph li pressure1 wasso small-that the sure thewater pressure within the valve and i I) nunldgr 10W`p'11egsure ClLSl'). becomes ZBI.` Y

tc'loseatall. Similarly,vthe open- Y From the oregoingit will be seen that no legi@- low fessure,would` 110W theV pressure exists in the dash pot when the lose with aj'ar underhigli pressure. valve is closed so there is noV slow leakage past y This was remedied -`by manually Vadjusting theflange 21. Also, that only two seals ex- 'thefs'izje `o theh'olea'nd in so muchas pres-, ist; that lOGWGGH the @3P and the fing 9 i rej variations arecmmon;necessitated conand that between the ring 9 and its seat, both tin ed attention 1L 1 Y 'of which are held tightly closed bythe full inve" t`vn obviates both theseVV dif- 'force of the inlet pressure. i .gliulties the handle' is first littedA the` f From'this disclosure itvwill be readily 'seen tiltalole weaplraises and? allows .the` liquid that my valve has the Jfollowing advantages:

It can be easily opened; it will Close positively `under pressure to pass to'the dash potfand tending *to close the valve.` For this reasonl l Y handle is'raised still higher, the valve Opens i ys closes softly under all f p therflange 21 moves downwardly away from kthe ringQ-lwhen the valve `is almost closed.A

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and without jarufnder a `.wide rangel bf inlet. pressures and without adjustment therefor,V

of order and provides a device which accom-' plishes the fo'bjects described.

Y I l 'Having thus fully describedmy invention',

its utility and inode of operation, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the lUnited States isl. In a valve, a housing having a valve seat and an inlet above the valve seatand an outlet below the valve seat opening through the side of the housing, a' valve member having a flange slidably fitting the valve seat opening, a member extending upwardly from the valve member, a cap tiltably mounted on the said member' above said flange, a ring normally resting on thevalve seat and extending bev tween the cap and flange, the ring beingcf less thickness than the space between the cap and flange, the cap normally seating on the said ring when the valve is closed, a cylindrifcal chamber in the lower end of the housing beneath the valve seat, the valve member being formedvat the lower end to fit the said chamber and being provided with a passageway therethrough between the flange and the said chamber through which water may flow e in either direction during opening or closing of the valve, and means for raising the valve member to move the flange 'above the valve seat and allow flow to the outlet in the side of the housing. y

2. In a valve, a housing having al valve seat, a valve member having a flange slidablyl iitting the valve seat opening, a member eX- tending upwardly from the valve member, a cap tiltably mounted on the said member above said ange, a ring of less thickness than the space between the flange and cap I normally seating on the valve seat and the capnormally seating on the said ring when the valve is closed, a cylindrical chamber in i the housing beneath the valve seat, the valve member being formed to fit the said chamber and having a recess therein open to the chamber, the' valve memberbeing provided with a passageway therethrough between the flange and the said recess through which water may flow during opening'and closing of the valve and means for raising the valve member to move the flange above the valve seat. .Y

3. In a valve, a housing having a valve sea-t, a ring normally seating on the valve seat, a valve member slidably mounted in relation to the seat and having a iiange normally closing the inlet opening in the valve seat, a cap tiltably mounted onV the valve member in spaced relationv above the said fiange, the space between the cap and flange being greater than the thickness kofthe ring,

the lower end of the housing being formed. to providefa cylinder and the lower end 'of the valvefmeinber being formed to fit the cylin- ,der and forming'an expandible chamber incombination `with the cylinder, means 'for raising and lowering the valvev memberyand means whereby as thevalve is opened water is 'zor admitted under pressure to the said chamberv A and asthevalve is closed the water is discharged from 4the said chamber against rthe 4.* in a valve, a housing having *a valve seat, a resilient ring normallyseating on the valveseat, a valve member movable axiallyof thevalve seat and having a flange normally closing the opening "in the valveseat, the valve member being provided with aflo'ngitudinal aperture, a memberthreaded .into the upper end of the apertureV andv extending above the said iange and having openings therethrough in communication with the aperture in the valve member, a cap tiltably mounted `ontheupper end ofthe said thread,i ed member and normally; seating on theresil-` ient ring wheni the. valve is closed, achamber at thek bottom ofthe valve member in come mimica-tion withk the aperture in the valve member and means 'for raising and lowering the valve member.

5; in va rvalve, a housingV having avalve seat, ra ring normally engaging the said seat, a v-alve'nieniber, al fiange on the valve member normally closing the opening in the' valve seat, a cap'supported on the upper end of thev valvenieiuiber` in spaced relation with Jthe saidange and normallyseating onfthe said ring. and closingithe `opening therein,the space between the cap andina-nge of the valve member being greater thanithe thickness of the=ring, al cylinderinithe lower end of the housing, the valve member rhaving a vpart tting the cylinder, and an inlet for the cylinf der extending vertically` through the valve member 'and opening between the capf and' flange of the valve member; y

6. In a valve, a housing having a valve seat, 'a' valve member normally closing the Y opening'f in the valve seat, a member extending upwardly from the valve member, a cap tiltably mounted on the said member, a resilient ring positioned between the valve member and the cap and seating on the valvey seat, the space between the valve member and cap being greater than the thickness of the resilient ring, the valve member beingadapt-v ed to'be raisedor lowered, means for admit-,V

ting .water under pressure` to the under side ofthe valve member as the `valve meinberis discharge tothe inlet side of the valve as` the valve member is lowered.

7.111 a valve, a housing having a valve i seat, a-'valve member normally closing the opening inthe valve seat, a member entendi ing upwardlyffrom the fvalve member, 'a Y Cap tiltably flnountedmon the saidurnember-,e relsilient ring* p fsitioned between' the f Valve emberfand cap@ and "seating on the ivalve eje` `tween the Valve member and eater-than the ,Width of: the `re.-

ineansf jforf raising, 'and lowering l :fand ineans for admittingl a nder pre ure to the under side of the y Valyeirn'emberithefcap isliftedot'ffrom the "resilient rin spa l flowingA through the `Valve seat; a Valve niem- Vt' engage-'thesaid seat,` the central opening thereof being "less fthanthe udiarneterlof 1` the l aperture through the Valve seat,a flange on rnent .ofthe Valyeln einher upwardlytoengage thering and lift the same from th e seat, a. cap memberfin `thenpper y end of the valve inem.-

tiltablys supported on the upper end ofthe valvelmembertendrs to be ,Closed under pres? lsure with the ringengaging the vseat andthe cap engaging thering, a pistonfon the valve `meniberj titting th'egjsaid 'eylinder,` a passage- Wayope g at it oWer end to thecylinder and, at itsnp'per end openi-ng Within the ring between the cap andflan-ge andprovidingan a inlet andan `:outlet orgthe saidv Cylinder, a Weighted lever forir ng the Valve member and providing a `means l forv elosingthe valve l meinberby gravityythe partsbeingsoarranged that on raising the :valyefmember by means of the lever vfluid4 is `first introduced into Lthe interior ot the ring and thence by-the pas i sa'geway to the' cylinder beneath the piston:

` `thereby balancing the pressures on opposite sides `of the valve 'member and secondly the Y f' `l ring is raised `from its'. seat to permitfull Vopening 'of the aperture "through the ValveV alveivemernberf therein including a ring noratingon the ring and closing the g1 'lthe-rethrougli, said Vcenni eniber be- -t onr-aisingthe Valve mein'- iiuidto tio aipassfageway leading frornrthe space Within the ring to the opposite end'o thesValvernern bemsaid opposite end being offaf construction Wherebyfluid entering beneath the sanne inay `ive,ahousing having a Valve seat pperfendlandacylinder at its lower relation. Withthesaidseatfand i ro dingaanl butletxthrebelowfor fluid" benzin"v thehousing including aring adapted thevalvelneinber'movableandfitting in the f. aperture ofthe valve; seat adapted 4on nieve l ber spacedtronithe iange a distance greater than-the thic'knesszof therin-g7 the cap being i' sa rst tiltedV thereby permitting nteV ,the `space Within the ring;`

'incensi means'on the Valve meInber beneath the ring adapted to. engage the ring on opening moveaiiinlet whereby fluid under v pressure may be introduced above the V Valve'member' and cap and an outletor luiddiseharging through thevalve seat. r

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ment of thevalve in'ernber Vsubsequent to the Y tilting of the capsaid Valveihousing having -In testimony whereof, I sign this specifica-f i WiLLiAM MjoiiAGEf valve'rneniber and adapted to seat `onthering to closethe openingthereinto 'a flow offluid,

"thehousingharingen inletfor Huid* under v pressure overztlie'yalve'melnber whereby theV lesV Infa valve, ahousing having a valve seat, f

`ma y;engagingtheseat,V a cap member nerf balance the pressure on the Valve inennber,` f

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